Any scientists and researchers including full-time university students, who are the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted for poster presentation at the MWP symposium, can apply for the "Young Scientist Poster Award (YSPA)". Each YSPA applicant must be a scientist with its age less than 35 years old at the time of application, and must submit a 2-4-page abstract (paper template is here) via the submission web site registered by 30 June, 2018. Also, the applicant should be a member of the IEICE after the symposium if the applicant is not a member of the IEICE.

Submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the MWP Symposium Young Scientist Poster Award Committee. The poster presentation will also be reviewed by the Committee to select winners of the YSPA after the poster session. A number of winners are decided by the Committee based on a number of applications. The winners of the YSPA will be awarded in the Gala Dinner after the session at 6 August, 2018. It will receive the cash awaard of JPY30,000 maximum (in cash) with the award certificate.

For any inquiries, please contact to Dr. Atsushi Kanno (NICT), Secretary of MWP symposium in Matsue.

Enacted at 20 June 2018